Countries visited
10
54 total
Africa
Exploring Africa
There is always something new out of Africa.
On the map
Where Africa lives on my map — how many countries already have a hub, how many place stories are live, and a chart you can flip between country view and individual pins.
Coverage
18.5%
Places Visited
33
Map mode
Countries
Aggregated by country centroid
Africa visited map
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Most explored countries in this view
- Tanzania9 places
- Egypt6 places
- Uganda6 places
- Morocco4 places
- Kenya3 places
Countries
Every country in this region that I track on the site is listed below — one steady roll-call so the map and the numbers tell the same story. 10 of 54 already open to a hub with published guides; the rest stay on the list so you can see what I haven’t written yet.Countries with a hub or place pages are listed first. The other 44 sit under “Open full list of countries” — expand it for the complete UN set (including countries that already have guides), aligned with the map totals, without scrolling past dozens of tiles to find what you can read today.
Hubs & place stories
BeninI dream of a Benin that smiles and that's why I invite us to turn resolutely toward a clear future.
CameroonCameroon is stronger because it's a country of conquerors, of winners.
EgyptEgypt is full of dreams, mysteries, memories.
GhanaGhana is a huge grindstone, and depending on what you are made of, can grind you down or polish you up.
KenyaKenya is an immense land with a capacity for healing.5d45.jpg)
MoroccoIn Morocco, it’s possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.- Tahar Ben Jelloun
NigeriaNigeria will shine again if we reason together as Nigerians
TanzaniaIn Tanzania, it was more than one hundred tribal units which lost their freedom; it was one nation that regained it.
TunisiaTunisia is always ready to turn the page.
UgandaUganda is the most diverse country in the world.
Open full list of countries
44 without a guide
Every sovereign state in this region on the UN list — same as the map totals — with links where a hub or place page exists.
- AlgeriaAlgeria: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- AngolaAngola: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- BeninI dream of a Benin that smiles and that's why I invite us to turn resolutely toward a clear future.
- BotswanaBotswana: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- BurundiBurundi: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- CameroonCameroon is stronger because it's a country of conquerors, of winners.
- Cape VerdeCape Verde: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- ChadChad: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- ComorosComoros: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- DjiboutiDjibouti: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- DR CongoDR Congo: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- EgyptEgypt is full of dreams, mysteries, memories.
- Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- EritreaEritrea: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- EswatiniEswatini: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- EthiopiaEthiopia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- GabonGabon: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- GambiaGambia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- GhanaGhana is a huge grindstone, and depending on what you are made of, can grind you down or polish you up.
- GuineaGuinea: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- Ivory CoastIvory Coast: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- KenyaKenya is an immense land with a capacity for healing.
- LesothoLesotho: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- LiberiaLiberia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- LibyaLibya: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MadagascarMadagascar: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MalawiMalawi: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MaliMali: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MauritaniaMauritania: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MauritiusMauritius: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- MoroccoIn Morocco, it’s possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.- Tahar Ben Jelloun
- MozambiqueMozambique: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- NamibiaNamibia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- NigerNiger: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- NigeriaNigeria will shine again if we reason together as Nigerians
- Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- RwandaRwanda: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- SenegalSenegal: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- SeychellesSeychelles: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- SomaliaSomalia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- South AfricaSouth Africa: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- South SudanSouth Sudan: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- SudanSudan: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- TanzaniaIn Tanzania, it was more than one hundred tribal units which lost their freedom; it was one nation that regained it.
- TogoTogo: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- TunisiaTunisia is always ready to turn the page.
- UgandaUganda is the most diverse country in the world.
- ZambiaZambia: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.
- ZimbabweZimbabwe: place guides with photographs, maps, and notes from the road.